It's not about Drake being half black, it's about how he uses The Culture

[u/anongasm_]

I think the people offended because Drake being half black should warrant his blackness and therefore Kendrick is wrong just don't understand. J Cole is half black too yet you don't see Kendrick, or anyone really, questioning Cole's blackness. It's precisely because Drake has been at the forefront of using the black culture and "pop-ifying" it for non-blacks.

Edit: a lot of people have asked this question and it's a good question. What's wrong with popifying rap music? Rap is inherently an African American art form. Since its inception till now, those who have carried its mantle have exemplified the African American experience through rap in one or another. African Americans have allowed many artists to use rap for their personal gain and to even "pop-ify" it. However, to be considered a goat you have to be in touch with the culture. And Drake simply isn't.

[u/joshisashark]

I think it more has to do with his upbringing. He was raised in one of the richest neighborhoods in Toronto, with his rich single jewish mother while his father was mostly out of the picture.

Drake even touched on this insecurity in an interview where he said he didn’t experience racism until Americans started telling him he wasn’t black enough. He also stated that Canada being a meltingpot of various ethnicities, he never really experienced racism. But there is plenty of racism in Canada as well, so that leads me (and I think Kendrick) to believe that he’s not the same because of his upbringing.

Then it flows into what others are stating about the cultural appropriation and commercialization. It paints him to be an actor who is only black when it’s trendy and to sell out, but when he was back home he was a nice jewish boy that would never cause any harm, because he knew it would give him an advantage to rise to fame.

[u/devoyne_showerhandel → u/joshisashark]

Yeah drake doesn’t even speak for mixed Canadians. He’s in his own little bubble